This will be the final time the Detroit auto show takes place
in January. In 2020, it will move to June.

Lots of new SUVs and sports cars will make their North
American debuts next week during two media days before the 2019
Detroit auto show open to the public.

Ford, Cadillac, RAM, Infiniti, VW, and Subaru will all be
showing new vehicles.

Soon enough, no more frozen journeys to downtown Detroit's Cobo
Hall to see the newest automobiles in chilly, upper Midwestern
January. The North American International Auto Show will move to
June in 2020.

But for 2019, automakers, journalists, and Detroiters will brave
the cold one last time to check out a show floor that will be
jammed with SUVs, crossovers, and pickup trucks - as well as some
snazzy new sports cars.

What will be absent are old-school sedans. They've fallen out of
favor with consumers, so Detroit is shedding them left and right.

I'm headed up to Motown for all the fun and to report on the 2019
show, but until them, here's a preview of everything we're
looking forward to:

Ford is expected to showcase the Shelby GT500 Mustang.

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Ford

Ford also pulled the cover off its all-important 2020 Explorer SUV a few days before the show's start. It's the first new Explorer in nine years.